5 Things I have seen in Kerala

'South India'-  it was only a general knowledge thing to me (like most of the northies) before I got a chance to stay in Mysore and subsequently in Kerala, thanks to Infosys.
When I completed the six months Infy training and ultimately got posting in Thiruvananthapuram in June 2012, I was pretty much excited. This reaction was in stark contrast to most of my friends who had also got Trivandrum. They had their own reasons for that. I may fill pages and pages of my experiences in Kerala, but here want to share certain things I have observed in Kerala, rightly called as God's own country.

• Number of working women is greater than that in any other part of India.

In Kerala you will find women working in almost all areas of life. There are lady conductors, ladies managing shops, working in corporates and many more.

•  Hardly anybody spits on the roads.

You will not find the roads stained with betel spits. Exceptions are everywhere, but this is the general case.

•   Bus conductors don't write your balance on back of the ticket. 

If you have some balance left with the conductor, he will not be writing it on the ticket. You may ask for it at the end of journey and he'll return you. Even if the bus is crowded, conductor seems to trust that the amount you are telling is correct.

• You will find your helmet kept intact.

Even if you park your bike at the roadside and leave your helmet unlocked , you will find it at the same place.

• Police collects fine not bribes at the roads.

If you are driving without a helmet and are caught by the police (which I have been), they will take the fine and give you a proper receipt.

These are my general observations and there are chances of exceptions existing. Will share more things in next post.

Cheers
Sanyam